Allman Brothers to release classic Fillmore East recordings as boxed set this summer

Southern-rock fans saddened by word that the Allman Brothers will perform their final concerts this year should brighten at the news that an historic deluxe-edition boxed set is on its way.

Yesterday the band announced on its website that a six-disc package titled The 1971 Fillmore East Recordings will be released by Universal Music on July 29, and will include 15 previously unreleased Fillmore East performances. The box set will feature a hardcover book and liner notes by “Allmanologist” John Lynskey.

“From its inception in March 1969, the Allman Brothers Band rapidly established a near-mythical reputation through its incendiary, marathon concerts,” writes Lynskey. “No other group could touch the Allman Brothers when it came to extended, improvised jamming; they truly were in a league and dimension of their own. Duane Allman was joined by his brother Gregg on keyboards and vocals, the dual drumming combo of Jaimoe and Butch Trucks, bassist extraordinaire Berry Oakley, and Dickey Betts, Duane’s foil on guitar.

“Together, these individually talented artists blended into a unit whose sum exceeded the total of its impressive singular parts. An Allman Brothers’ concert could not be explained, it could only be experienced, and by word of mouth, the group became known as ‘the people’s band’ for their no-frills approach to live music.”

Yeah, I agree with all of the above.

Video of Allman Brothers Band Live at Fillmore East &quot;In Memory of Elizabeth Reed&quot;

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MarkFornataro

Jun 13, 2014 at 8:28am

Those are phenomenal tracks. In the 80s I spent many days in a cloud of blaze learning Duane Allman's Stormy Monday solos. And,of course, he contributed greatly to the Derek and the Dominoes tracks, such as the slide on Layla.